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Website Conversion Tips - 10 Ideas to Increase Conversion Rates

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, May 17, 2011

When it comes to increasing conversions in any web-based sales funnel, much of the focus is usually on the copy - and rightly so, as that's where most of the heavy-lifting is done. But the design elements in your sales funnel play an important role as well, and small changes - such as the color of a call to action button - have been known to increase conversions by up to 20%.Here are 10 design twe Read more

10 Creative and Innovative 'Donate to Japan' Website Initiatives

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Everyone in the world is aware of what happened in Japan in early 2011. The tsunami, the earthquake and the resulting catastrophe with the Fukushima Nuclear power plant has captured the world's attention and sympathy. It has also triggered a wave of fund raising initiatives from various communities (such as the business community) and organizations (such as charities).In this blog we showcase, a Read more

41 Inspirational Responsive Web Designs Using CSS3 Media Queries

DesignCrowd - Monday, April 25, 2011

The adoption of the CSS3 media queries specification by most major browsers has been a great thing for the web. More designers are paying attention to mobile design than ever before, and not only that: they're figuring out how to make the most of large screens while still catering to smaller resolutions, freeing themselves from the constraints of 960 pixel design.Before you embark on your own medi Read more

Design Blogs - Top 100 Design Blogs

DesignCrowd - Friday, February 11, 2011

In this article, DesignCrowd designer Crystal Bernia reveals the Top 100 Design Blogs ranked by traffic and categorized by topic.The world wide web is constantly sprouting new design blogs.  Amazingly, some of the biggest websites in the world are now graphic design blogs. For example, the largest graphic design blog (Smashing Magazine) is on of the top 500 websites in the wo Read more

How to Run a Creative Web Design Contest (5 Tips and 5 Examples)

DesignCrowd - Friday, November 19, 2010

Web design contests involve posting a brief and getting 20, 30, 50 (or sometimes 100-plus!) web design concepts from designers around the world.  Clients all request different things - but one thing we often see requested by clients is "Creativity required!" so in this blog we will highlight what to do to maximize the creativity you receive when running a web design contest.Below are 5 Successful  Read more

Logo Redesign Disasters - See the Top 5 (2000 to 2010)

DesignCrowd - Friday, March 26, 2010

Getting a great loog is so important - checkout these logo dedesign disasters from 2000 to 2010 - and how they could have been avoided.  Read more

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